Egypt vs Peru: Potato production
Egypt
8.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Peru
6.58 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
11th
Peru rank
13th
Potato production over time
- Egypt
- Peru
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 8.08 million tonnes against 6.58 million tonnes in Peru, a difference of 1.50 million tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Egypt ranks 11th and Peru ranks 13th of 160 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 394,082 tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1970s | 751,779 tonnes | 1.74 million tonnes | 984,100 tonnes | Peru |
| 1980s | 1.41 million tonnes | 1.66 million tonnes | 244,984 tonnes | Peru |
| 1990s | 1.88 million tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | 86,002 tonnes | Peru |
| 2000s | 2.57 million tonnes | 3.27 million tonnes | 699,276 tonnes | Peru |
| 2010s | 4.57 million tonnes | 4.70 million tonnes | 134,439 tonnes | Peru |
| 2020s | 7.39 million tonnes | 5.86 million tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato production, Egypt or Peru?
- Egypt, at 8.08 million tonnes against 6.58 million tonnes in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato production between Egypt and Peru?
- 1.50 million tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Peru?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Peru rank globally for potato production?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Peru ranks 13th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Potato production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Potato production is measured in tonnes.